Champlain Valley Film Society presents “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” This astonishing, life-affirming story follows a fearless six-year-old girl who must find a way to save her ailing father and rescue her Louisiana bayou home from an epic hurricane.

Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Screenplay nominee at the Academy Awards. Winner of the Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Roger Ebert calls it “one of the year’s best films” and the New York Times says, “This movie is a blast of sheer joy.” Showtime is 7:30 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange. Adults: $5, Under 18: $2. www.cvfilms.org